Rear-view mirror for passenger car

ABSTRACT

A rear-view mirror to be equipped in a passenger car is provided, which comprises: a main body to be mounted at the rear end of trunk lead  30  by a pair of joint elements which are formed as being projected to provide a space between the main body and the said trunk lead  30 ; and a mirror for viewing the rear side of the said trunk lead  30 , as being fitted in a inclined manner to the inside portion of center area of the said main body. The rear-view mirror of the invention to be equipped in a passenger car has the same shape of main body as an air spoiler, which can generate a downward force, thereby providing the safe driving of the passenger car, as well as promoting a recognition of whether a certain obstacle exist behind the car when backward driving, to provide an easy driving.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1.Field of the Invention

[0002] The present invention relates to a rear-view mirror to beequipped in a passenger car.

[0003] 2.Description of the Related Art

[0004] In general, a configuration of the rear portion of automobile,especially a passenger car, may have a various shapes and formations,and particularly include a type of vertical wall and another type of “L”form when shown from their longitudinal section.

[0005] In case of a car having the rear portion of vertical wall type,since it generally has the rear view mirror, the driver can confirmwhether there is any obstacle projected from the ground behind the car,when it goes backward.

[0006] In this case, the rear view mirror may usually be positioned at aposition of the rear glass wall, in which the joint element is to beequipped at the top height of rear side of the car and the jointed mainbody has a convex mirror on one side faced to the driver's sight.

[0007] However, the said type of rear view mirror for the car havingvertical wall at rear portion could not be useful for the other type ofcar having the rear portion of “L” shape longitudinal section.

[0008] Therefore, a driver of a car without the rear view mirror couldnot confirm precisely whether or not there is any obstacle behind thecar, when it goes backward or park.

[0009] Accordingly, the present invention has been made in an effort tosolve the aforementioned problems, and it is an object of the presentinvention to provide a rear view mirror by which the drivers can easilyconfirm precisely whether or not there is any obstacle behind the car,when it goes backward or park, even in a case of car having the rearportion of “L” shape longitudinal section.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0010] In accordance with one aspect, the present invention provides arear-view mirror to be equipped in a passenger car, which comprises: amain body to be mounted at the rear end of trunk lead 30 by a pair ofjoint elements which are formed as being projected to provide a spacebetween the main body and the said trunk lead 30; and a mirror 20 forviewing the rear side of the said trunk lead 30, as being inclined tofit to the inside portion of center area of the said main body.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0011] The above objects, and other features and advantages of thepresent invention will become more apparent after a reading of thefollowing detailed description when taken in conjunction with thedrawings, in which:

[0012]FIG. 1 is a perspective view for showing the rear-view mirroraccording to the first embodiment of the invention;

[0013]FIG. 2 is a perspective view for showing the rear-view mirroraccording to FIG. 1 as being equipped to the car;

[0014]FIG. 3 is a perspective view for showing the rear-view mirroraccording the second embodiment of the invention;

[0015]FIG. 4 is a perspective view for showing the rear-view mirroraccording to the third embodiment of the invention; and

[0016]FIG. 5 is a perspective view for showing the rear-view mirroraccording to FIG. 3 as being equipped to the car.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0017] A preferable embodiment according to the present invention willbe apparent from the following description along with the accompanyingdrawings.

[0018]FIG. 1 is a perspective view for showing the rear-view mirroraccording to the first embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 2 is aperspective view for showing the rear-view mirror according to FIG. 1 asbeing equipped to the car.

[0019] As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the rear-view mirror according tothe present invention comprises a main body 10 jointed with the trunklead 30 of the car, and a mirror 20 attached to the said main body 10.

[0020] The main body 10 has a pair of joint portions 14 protrudedbeneath the main body 10, in order to have a space between the main body10 and the surface of the said trunk lead 30. The main 10 body 10 havinga pair of joint portions 14 is to be set at a point backward the trunklead 30.

[0021] The length of main body 10 corresponds to the length of width oftrunk lead 30, and its shape is same as or similar to the conventionalair spoiler according to the prior art. Such spoiler has been used in acar, in order to generate a down force for canceling the force resultingfrom the difference of air-pressure between front and behind area ofdriving car, which may reduce the driving force of car.

[0022] The joint portion 14 comprises a joint hole 14 a which is formedbeneath the main body 10 and into which a joint element is inserted, anda joint element, such as volt, which connects the main body 10 to trunklead 30 of car and provides supporter between them.

[0023] Moreover, the main body has a depressed area 12 formed inside itscentral region. At the depressed area 12 formed inside its centralregion, the mirror 20 is to be attached, which shows the scene backwardthe trunk lead 30. Thus, the mirror 20 can show the rear side of thesaid trunk lead 30, as being inclined to fit to the inside portion ofcenter area of the said main body 10.

[0024] In a preferable embodiment according to the invention, a convexor planar mirror can be used for the rear view mirror 20, and it may beattached to and/or bonded with the depressed area 12 of main body 10, byusing the adhesives to be applied to back of mirror, or forming aconcave grove into the depressed area 12.

[0025]FIG. 2 is a perspective view for showing the rear-view mirroraccording to FIG. 1 as being equipped to the car. As shown in FIG. 2,when driving the car backward or parking, the driver can readily confirmthe circumstance or environment backward by watching in room mirror ordirectly look back the rear view mirror.

[0026] In the second embodiment of the present invention, as shown inFIG. 3, the rear view mirror comprises: a main body 40 to be mounted atthe rear end of trunk lead 30 by a pair of joint portions 44 having eachjoint hole 44 a to provide a joint between the main body 10 and the saidtrunk lead 30; and a mirror 20 for viewing the rear side of the saidtrunk lead 30, as being inclined to fit to the inside portion of centerarea of the said main body.

[0027] Likely to the first embodiment of the invention, the driver canalso readily confirm the circumstance or environment backward bywatching in room mirror or directly look back the rear view mirror.

[0028] Furthermore, in the third embodiment of the present invention, asshown in FIG. 4, a pair of joint portions 44 formed at left and rightsides the mirror 40 can be formed in an integrated configuration inwhich the low edges may be unified.

[0029]FIG. 5 is a perspective view for showing the rear-view mirroraccording to FIG. 3 as being equipped to the car. As shown in FIG. 5,the driver can also readily confirm the circumstance or environmentbackward by watching in room mirror or directly look back the rear viewmirror.

[0030] As aforementioned hereto, since the rear view mirror according tothe present invention has a aerodynamic type of main body such as airspoiler in the prior art, it can promote the safe driving during theroad drive as well as a safe driving backward or parking, due to thepossible recognition of any obstacles behind the car.

What is claimed is:
 1. A rear-view mirror to be equipped in a passengercar, which comprises: a main body to be mounted at the rear end of trunklead 30 by a pair of joint elements which are formed as being projectedto provide a space between the main body and the said trunk lead 30; anda mirror 20 for viewing the rear side of the said trunk lead 30, asbeing inclined to fit to the inside portion of center area of the saidmain body.
 2. The rear-view mirror as claimed in claim 1, wherein thelength of the main body corresponds to the length of width of the saidtrunk lead 30, and a pair of joint elements formed on the said main bodyare positioned beneath the said main body, as being adjacent to theleft/right ends of the said trunk lead
 30. 3. The rear-view mirror asclaimed in claim 1, wherein the main body comprises: a mirror 20 beingattached in the inclined manner to the said main body for viewing therear scene; and a pair of joint elements, each of which joints the saidtrunk lead 30 and the main body having the joint holes at its low end,each of which is positioned left and right sides of the mirror 20.